"You ultimately just guided out the power within."

"According to records in the relevant ancient texts documenting your daily words and actions, you once said this does not seem to be a product of the current world; it possibly originates from a higher level plane."

Hmm? An item from the Immortal Realm?

Wang Jixuan scrutinized the treasure, and immediately felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

"What are you intending to do by taking it out?"

"There should be some imprints left from when you comprehended it years ago."

He Ruli said:

"Perhaps this can help you retrieve your former Dao Heart."

"If you gain nothing, I can open the Book Collection Pavilion here, and you can freely read all the wisdom of our civilization inside."

"So... can we preemptively collect your reproductive cells to expedite the continuation of civilization?"

Her eyes were filled with anticipation.

The anticipation even carried a hint of pleading.

Wang Jixuan slowly shook his head, affirming seriously, "The trust between us has not reached that level; you have disrupted my former mental state."

"That was merely to more directly accomplish my goal."

"Yes, as you said, that was merely your goal."

Wang Jixuan's gaze sharpened:

"He Ruli, has anyone ever told you that you are actually quite proud?"

"The Yina Civilization remains a civilization that existed in this Star Domain, with no superiority over the surface human civilizations; the development of various technologies is just because you have more time to accumulate."

"And what about now?"

"Your deeds, manipulating and controlling other civilizations and individuals, and even you previously mentioned you regained sanity by devouring the souls of other intelligent life forms."

"How can I trust that you will keep your promises?"

"The planet barrier has already been activated," He Ruli said with some confusion in her eyes, "Do you, Great Pioneer, not feel that these intelligent life forms are just wasting their time?"

Wang Jixuan shook his head: "Therefore, we probably won't be able to achieve mutual understanding."

He Ruli sighed: "Our civilization once touched on the doors of higher-level civilizations; indeed, we cannot regard them equally... But what about you? You view Blade Beasts as mere stones, using the method of devouring their souls to quickly strengthen yourself—is this righteousness?"

"Certainly," Wang Jixuan asserted, "I am not pandering to human perspective; Blade Beasts to me are indeed akin to plants, killing them if necessary, because they themselves are unjust—invading here, wreaking havoc, killing hundreds of billions of innocent humans, destroying the planet's ecological surface, shouldn't they be exterminated?"

He Ruli gazed at Wang Jixuan, speaking slowly: "But if we pursue the equality of life, shouldn't all intelligent life be treated the same?"

"I respect Blade Beasts, but that doesn't stop me from eradicating them completely."

Wang Jixuan raised his head slightly:

"This is righteousness."

"Righteousness..."

He Ruli pondered slightly, gently nodded, and said slowly:

"Since this is the case, please allow me to first collect stem cells from Gao Huating to cultivate, and once your Dao Heart is restored, then give me your reproductive cells, can you?"

Wang Jixuan blinked: "Why collect her stem cells and insist on collecting my reproductive cells?"

"She is very perfect, isn't she? Except for having somewhat weak traits in personality and being overly reliant on you."

He Ruli did not hide her double standards:

"Collecting reproductive cells from a leader's reincarnation that made great contributions to our civilization—wouldn't that be a form of offense?"

Wang Jixuan:...

He gave He Ruli a middle finger and walked towards the front of the Dao character.

Ignoring this double-standard Old Witch, there is indeed plenty of good stuff here; he just researched the surface of the Bronze Puppets a bit, and again a [Stone of the Past] appeared.

'Could it be a trick?'

Master Wang did not blindly get excited at the sight of the treasure.

He sat cross-legged in front of the cushion, wrapped the stone with mana, and let it float before him.

The Silver Puppet slowly backed away, went to kneel in the corner.

It watched the stone, lest Wang Jixuan take it away.

He Ruli watched Wang Jixuan's back with a smile, her gaze becoming slightly complex, then turned and left.

The hall soon quietened down.

A subtle Daoist charm emerged around Wang Jixuan, he seemed to have discovered something and quickly entered into the meditation state.

...

At the South Pole, within the secret base hidden beneath the ice sheet.

Ye Zi put on a black dress and quietly sat in front of the two fish tanks housing deep-sea fish, her subordinates unable to discern any emotions from her expression.

An old man rushed over, stumbling as he knelt in the corner.

"Master, Master! They've returned, only Kuang Feng and the other seven came back, the rest are all dead!"

Ye Zi nodded slowly.

She asked, "Are their injuries serious?"

"Not light at all..."

"Very well, take the Communication Stone yourself, leave the atmosphere, and report everything that happened here to the committee in detail."

The old man froze for a moment.

He glanced around, then spoke softly: "Everyone, leave."

Ye Zi slightly frowned.

She detested her subordinates issuing orders in her presence, overstepping her.

However, considering the old man had been with her for thousands of years, Ye Zi would not easily punish him.

The room quickly emptied.

The old man hurriedly stepped forward, anxiously telling Ye Zi: "Master! Have you forgotten what you did?"

"What did I do?" Ye Zi asked with a smile.

"You... you arrived here without permission, entered the ruins of the Ancient Civilization, and acquired the Cultivation Method..."

The old man frowned tightly:

"Although the committee has not prohibited anyone from approaching this Ancient Civilization, it's clear that your actions have disrupted the committee's communication with the Guardians of the Ancient Civilization. We can barely obtain any new technology from there."

Ye Zi snorted softly: "In fact, except for the first and second exchanges, where we obtained some key technologies, the subsequent exchanges were merely perfunctory responses from them."

"This..."

"My actions were under the chairman's guidance, or do you think I would take such risks?"

Ye Zi slowly stood up, walked toward the fish tank, and looked at the casually shaped deep-sea fish inside, softly speaking:

"We are very close to our ideals.

"Cloud City is the perfect utopia.

"As long as we seize the complete Cloud City, we can officially launch the New Era Plan; the Blade Beasts are creating perfect new epoch inhabitants for us.

"The only thing missing now is Big Brother."

The old man hesitated to speak.

Ye Zi softly said: "Go, do not hide anything from the committee. The war across the entire Star Domain is nearing its end, and here is one of the few remaining battlefields; there is no chance of a comeback. We must accelerate our plan."

"Alas, I hope the lords won't make it difficult for you."

"Difficult?"

Ye Zi let out a cold laugh, a swirling mass of Qi appeared in her palm, a projection of her Golden Core.

"They would be more likely to salute me.

"This was taught to me by Big Brother, a replicable, nearly perfect, universal Cultivation Method. Even ordinary people can gain S-class combat power after swallowing the Golden Core.

"The Core Circuit is merely a substitute created by the Yina Civilization because they couldn't obtain Big Brother's teachings.

"We are the new era."

She gently sighed.

In the reflection of the fish tank, her beautiful face was filled with melancholy.

"But why must Big Brother start over? Is becoming immortal really that important? He has failed twice, yet still persists."

The old man said: "Perhaps that's the ideal of a Cultivator."

"Such a Big Brother is mesmerizing, isn't it?"

Ye Zi smiled blissfully.

Almost at the same time.

In the Inner Earth World, at the very center of Cloud City.

Wang Jixuan sat in front of the giant Tao character, his brow gradually furrowing.

Blurred fragments appeared in his heart, scenes 'seen and heard' by this stone, including moments not allowed to air on some TV stations, and most were related to him.

A flow of Spiritual Power streamed into his body.

Wang Jixuan's attention wasn't on the Spiritual Power, but his own Qi was slowly rising.

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